Years 9–10 Visual Arts · Australian Curriculum v9
Experiment with visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials to refine skills and develop personal expression
Content descriptor
Experiment with visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials to refine skills and develop personal expression.
- Code
- AC9AVA10D01
- Year level
- Years 9–10
- Subject
- Visual Arts
- Strand
- Developing practices and skills
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Learning intention
We are learning to experiment with visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials to refine skills and develop personal expression.
Cloze sentence
Experiment with visual , visual arts processes and materials to refine skills and develop personal expression.
Related Years 9–10 Visual Arts descriptors
- AC9AVA10C01Evaluate critical feedback when planning, developing and refining their visual arts practice
- AC9AVA10C02Select and manipulate visual conventions, visual arts processes and/or materials to create artworks that reflect personal expression, and represent and/or challenge, ideas, perspectives and/or meaning
- AC9AVA10D02Reflect on the way they and other visual artists respond to influences to inspire, develop and resolve choices they make in their own visual arts practice
- AC9AVA10E01Investigate the ways that artists across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts develop personal expression in their visual arts practice to represent, communicate and/or challenge ideas, perspectives and/or meaning
- AC9AVA10E02Investigate the ways that First Nations Australian artists celebrate and challenge multiple perspectives of Australian identity through their artworks and visual arts practice
- AC9AVA10P01Evaluate art exhibits to inform the curation and exhibition of their own and/or others’ artworks and/or visual arts practice
Visual Arts at other year levels
Frequently asked questions
What is AC9AVA10D01?
AC9AVA10D01 is a content descriptor in the Years 9–10 Visual Arts curriculum (Australian Curriculum v9, Developing practices and skills strand). It asks students to experiment with visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials to refine skills and develop personal expression.
What year level is AC9AVA10D01?
AC9AVA10D01 sits in the Years 9–10 Visual Arts curriculum.
How can I create resources for AC9AVA10D01?
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